Cobra 1998 Annual Report Download - page 2

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CORPORATE PROFILE
COMPANY PROFILE
Cobra Electronics Corporation, headquartered in Chicago, IL, designs and markets consumer
electronics products. These include SoundTracker® and NightWatch™ CB radios and MicroTALK™
Family Radio Service two-way radios, 6 Band™ detectors, Private Call® 900 MHz cordless telephones,
Safety Alert® receivers and Turbo™ power inverters in the U.S. and around the world, as well as
Safety Alert transmitters for emergency, road construction and public utility vehicles and the railroad
industry.
TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR
Shareholder address changes should be sent directly to:
American Stock Transfer & Trust Company
40 Wall Street, New York, NY 10005
[phone].
FORM 10-K AND PROXY STATEMENT
A copy of the company’s Form 10-K and Proxy Statement will be sent to shareholders upon written
request to Gerald M. Laures, or by e-mail to Glaur[email protected].
ANNUAL MEETING
You are cordially invited to Cobra Electronics Corporation’s annual meeting of shareholders, to be
held on Tuesday, May 11, 1999 at 11:00 a.m. The meeting will be held at the Offices of
Sidley & Austin, One First National Plaza, 55th Floor, Room 2-C, Chicago, IL 60603.
Record date for voting at the meeting is April 2, 1999.
SUMMARY ANNUAL REPORT
This report is in a summary format. It is intended to present 1998 results in a simple, readable style.
The more detailed operational and financial material included in the previous annual reports is now
part of the Proxy Statement.
ABOUT THE COVER
As recently as a few years ago, Cobra products were targeted primarily
at a small number of niche markets and were distributed in selected
channels only. Today, Cobra’s innovative products appeal to a wide variety
of active consumers and can be found in a rapidly expanding number of
retail channels.